36 photos that may tempt you to visit Cuba
Visiting Cuba was my trip of a lifetime. Incidentally, I travelled there in 2014, during the Obama Presidential tenure and the country was in news for easing it...
Travel Extras
The artisans of Raghurajpur in Odisha
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were talking about dying art and handicraft heritag...
Story of the German bread, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due to my growing up in 80's Calcutta when bread went by the disgusting name "pauruti"...
The Pulikali tiger dance of Kerala
Among all the stunning South Indian states, I prefer Kerala and the main reason is the earthy magnitude of their festivals. Spectacular, larger than life and de...
The Maldives budget travel guide
The Maldives is stunningly beautiful and expensive. But with proper planning and pre-travel research, you can enjoy this paradise destination on a budget. To kn...
Maldives in monsoon photo essay
The Maldives is so magically beautiful that even in the worst weather conditions, it can do no wrong. I visited it during the rainy season when its placid blue ...
Egyptian food guide: What to eat to enjoy this underrated cuisine
This year I was lucky enough to be invited to a couple of family Iftar gatherings in Cairo and was introduced to the special Ramadan dishes. A major Ramadan foo...
The comprehensive Valley of Flowers travel guide
Our Valley of Flowers trip was not successful if you consider the disappointment of the park being closed after such an arduous journey. However, it was a breat...
The colourful chaos of downtown Yangon
Downtown Yangon for me starts from the famous Bogyoke Aung San Market and continues all the way past the Sule Pagoda to the sluggish Yangon river. The area has ...
The nostalgic Yangon times
Yangon is more than a city to me. It is an emotion. A very known, yet strangely unfamiliar emotion, similar to deja vu. The reason is perhaps the uncanny simila...